Mr. Ivriniel was infected with Helicobactor pylori, the bacteria that causes ulcers. One of the things H. pylori does is create urease to neutralize stomach acid and make the stomach more hospitable to the bacteria. In the process, the urease breaks down into ammonia and CO2.

TrapStik wasp traps are sticky traps meant to catch wasps. They seem to be way stronger than they needed to be, as 1 trap captured 7 Chickadees. If you have one of these, you might want to take it down.

Last week the main page had a piece on the Cultural Appropriation mess that the Can Lit and Canadian Media is involved in. I have been following the issue on Twitter, and thought I would share some of the best pieces I have read:

So in the wake of last week’s Canadian Media dumpster fire, I started following a number of Twitter users who are Indigenous. One thing I resolved through it all was to be more active in calling out my fellow white people on their crap.

It all started with a special all Indigenous edition of Write, The Writers Union of Canada’s magazine. The editor of the magazine, Hal Niedzviecki, decided to preface the edition with an article calling on white writers to engage in cultural appropriation, going so far as to suggest that there should be a “Cultural…

Starting in September, the Toronto Catholic District School Board will be offering a multi-lingual program for kids in Kindergarten and Grade 1. Throughout the day the language of instruction will shift between English, French, Mandarin and Spanish. The goal of the program is to have kids graduate high school fluent…

A couple of weeks ago, Trump was prepared to issue an executive order to start the process of pulling the US out of NAFTA, only he changed his mind after to speaking to Justin Trudeau and the Mexican president on the phone. A report today suggests that White House officials opposed to the NAFTA pullout, called Justin…

In 1876, the Canadian Government signed Treaty 6 with a number of First Nations in what is now Alberta and Saskatchewan. One of the signatory nations was what is now known as the Young Chippewayan band. As part of the Treaty, the Young Chippewayans were granted 30 square miles in the vicinity of what is now Laird,…

The Ethics committee for the Canadian Senate has recommended that Senator Don Meredith be expelled from the Senate after his improper relationship with a teenage girl came to light. The position of Senator in Canada is an appointed one, so usually a Senator only leaves by retirement. If the recommendation is…

Amanda PL is a white artist who is inspired by the Woodlands school of art founded by the late Norval Morrisseau, an Anishnaabe artist. She was to exhibit her work at a gallery in Toronto, but her show was cancelled after complaints by aboriginal artists.

Kevin O’Leary, best known for having appeared on Dragon’s Den and Shark Tank, has pulled out of the race to replace Stephen Harper as leader of he Conservative Party of Canada. O’Leary was widely viewed as “Trump Light”.